Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§8231 Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 89— - ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 8231
Summary
Congress commends the Secretary for creating an Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion that should advise on U.S. efforts to promote democracy and review and recommend (1) Department capacity to promote democracy and human rights; (2) democracy-related foreign aid.
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Title 22, §8231
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Congress commends the Secretary for creating an Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion, and it is the sense of Congress that the Committee should play a significant role in the Department’s transformational diplomacy by advising the Secretary regarding United States efforts to promote democracy and democratic transition in connection with the formulation and implementation of United States foreign policy and foreign assistance, including reviewing and making recommendations on—
(1)how to improve the capacity of the Department to promote democracy and human rights; and
(2)how to improve foreign assistance programs related to the promotion of democracy.
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22 U.S.C. § 8231
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73